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ssound5rs
- Apr 8, 2021
- Joined Sep 13, 2017
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Similar to the 30% revenue sharing that Webnovel has offered for Fan Translation of Chinese novels
https://forum.webnovel.com/d/43431-50-revenue-share-to-fan-translators-for-translate-dropped-novels30% of revenue: Korean translator
30% of revenue: Korean author
10% of revenue: wire transfer cost / administrative
30% of revenue: Webnovel platformThe fan translator has a direct stake on the novel.
The fan translator is doing this more for love than for money (if the novel does not have many paying readers)
The fan translator is helping the Korean author earn foreign language royalties.
The fan translator is helping readers with more novels to read.It's a win-win for everyone. Author, translator, reader and WN.
- Fan Translator choose a popular Munpia novel to translate
- Webnovel will license this novel for English translation (author gets 30% of revenue)
- Fan Translator can start translate once licensing is done. (fan translator gets 30% of revenue)
The advantage of revenue sharing model is that everyone has a stake on it. Every stakeholders will earn money. The more paying readers = more revenue for everyone.
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ssound5rs Did a quick look at the recent translated novels..
No gift function eitherhttps://www.webnovel.com/book/i-have-a-super-usb-drive_17527881305321505
https://www.webnovel.com/book/super-gene-optimization-fluid_1698997520504490518 days later, I did another check on these 2 novels still nothing..
ignorant?
or incompetent?
If I am running this site, I would have done this on DAY 1 when the Gift Function was launched.
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true fan translators might be hard to find....
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hartpeler as an author myself. this is really helpful for me as I would be able to know, where my book had been famous at the genre aspect.
so yeah. +1it would help everyone
readers: easier to discover new novels
authors: easier for authors to reach new readers
WN platform: more readers reading = more revenuebump
I'm pretty sure ad revenue is a lot less than pay-by-chapter revenue.
The solution to dropped novels is to find "true fan" translators who do it for love and not money. The true fan translator translate mostly to support the author and the readers. The 30% revenue share is just an extra bonus.
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14 againstKoraL It might be more effective to toss a link to this forum thread over on NUF or reddit, but be prepared to be flamed to hell and back for supporting Webnovel in any way.
I was waiting for Webnovel to make an announcement and pinned/sticky the thread before I do that. Has been waiting for a long time now.
I made the thread on NUF a few minutes ago. We will see how it goes.
easy change on their end
All Translated Novels have Gift function (this is not happening)
All Premium English Originals have Gift function (this is happening)what is your prediction when this will happen?
any fan translator apply yet?
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